Ghostly Tomb

Chapter 1512 The Scenery of the Western Regions
The journey along the way was full of chatter and laughter, and the laughter continued.

Danxuan is a quiet person, plus he is full of thoughts, so he lowered his eyes all the way, quietly twirling the beads in his cuffs.

However, Yang Wumao and the other scientific researchers were very happy, thinking that they were here for vacation.

This Yang Wumao is a pure nerd. I heard that he was most interested in archeology and knew about history, but his major was mainly working in the laboratory, and he didn't have much to do.

In the early years, Professor Liao was strict with him. He was locked up in the scientific research institute by Professor Liao, and he had no chance to go out.

This time when I came out, like a released bird, I chirped along the way and pointed to the scene of the frontier fortress I saw on the roadside, telling my colleagues the stories of the Western Regions and the Silk Road in the past, and kept reciting a few words for the occasion His ancient poems show off his talents.

The tour guide named Xiaomi was also a talkative person, and he never stopped talking along the way, arguing with Pang Wei, constantly debating that he was a descendant of the Sogdians, but Pang Wei never admitted him.

After entering Guazhou, the sky suddenly darkened. Today is a little cloudy, and it is estimated that there will be heavy rain in the evening.

Xiaomi's original plan was not to go out today, but to drive them directly to the hotel, first go to learn about the exotic surroundings, eat some specialties here, and then go to the Thousand Buddha Caves tomorrow.

As for the flow of people, Xiaomi said that there is no need to worry, no matter when you go to the Thousand Buddha Cave, there are almost no people...

It turns out that although Guazhou is also a part of Dunhuang's scenic spots, it is a relatively neglected part.

Guazhou, known as Anxi in ancient times, has been a transportation hub from east to west since ancient times, and an important town for merchants on the ancient Silk Road.

Although the Thousand Buddha Grottoes here are also very artistically valuable murals, but unlike the world-famous Mogao Grottoes, this Buddha Cave is much less famous, and the publicity is relatively low-key, and very few people know about it.

Only some people who understand the history of the Western Regions and have special tastes will come here, and the purpose is to see this ancient frontier town and the most original "Picture of Learning from Buddhist Scriptures".

Chen Zhi's purpose at this time was even more direct. His purpose of coming this time was "Pictures for Learning Buddhist Sutras", which naturally got straight to the point, so he didn't go to the hotel, and went directly to the East Thousand Buddha Cave while it was still early.

It is rare to see such non-stop tourists. Although Xiaomi thought it was strange, but after all, it was the uncle who paid the money, so he still respected their opinions.

So the car went directly to the East Thousand Buddha Cave tourist attraction.

East Thousand Buddha Caves is located in the suburb of Guazhou, just walk along Suoyang Ancient Road, along the way you can see many historical attractions where romantic talents left poems.

On the road to the ancient city of Suoyang, I saw the famous red willow clumps, which are connected one by one, like a red forest. The sheep are grazing nearby with their heads down. They are not afraid when they see Chen Zhi and his car, and they are still very contented. The appearance is really a beautiful exotic picture scroll.

Nearly an hour after driving out of the county seat, I saw the famous scenic spot "Pochengzi".

This broken city can be regarded as having some origins. It was originally called Changle Ancient City. It is about 250 meters long from north to south, and 147.7 meters from east to west, with a total area of ​​36261 square meters. Ruins and ash deposits.The walls of the city site are tall, well preserved, and built with rammed earth.It is a real ancient prosperous city.

There is a small temple building platform on the north side of the city, which the local people call "Wangxiangtai".

According to the research of relevant experts, the history of the city has been passed down for nearly a thousand years, and the "Yumen Pass" of the Tang Dynasty is located nearby.

As the saying goes: Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows, the spring breeze does not pass Yumen Pass.

The desert scenery along the way also looks spectacular, and one can't help but imagine the thousand-year-old battlefield under the yellow sand and the alien culture here, which is really unique.

Yang Wumao and the others clamored to go down to take pictures, and Xiaomi was also very interested, so he wanted to stop and turn the road, but Chen Zhi refused.

The purpose of this trip is naturally not to visit mountains and rivers, so I didn’t stop at such a scenic spot, which made Xiaomi feel very puzzled. Yang Wumao and the others were also complaining non-stop. The car continued to move forward.

After driving for nearly 2 hours, I finally saw the ancient city of Suoyang.

The end of the Shuyang ancient city driveway, you have to get off the car after arriving here. There are regulations in the scenic spot, and you must take a battery car to enter the scenic spot.

Suoyang City, formerly known as Kuyu City, is located on a barren beach about 75 kilometers southeast of Guazhou. The main city is rectangular, 470 meters long from north to south, and 430 meters wide from east to west.

In addition to the main city, there are four urns, and there are several horse faces built around the city to reinforce the city.

The city has been abandoned for a long time, but the city wall still exists, about 9 meters high and 5 meters wide, all made of loess rammed, very strong.Some experts claim that even now, the city is difficult to break through.

A north-south wall divides the whole city into east and west parts. The east city is smaller, about 1.7 square meters. It is said that it was the residence of the garrison generals and their families.

The West City is larger, about 16 square meters, and is said to be the place where soldiers were stationed.

The city is full of sand dunes, carbon piles, rubble and broken walls, with red willows and sandy plants growing.

There is a well about 1.5 meters deep in the west city, and the water depth is about 1 meter. It is said that this well was dug by Xue Rengui in the Tang Dynasty when he was trapped in this city during his westward expedition.

There is also a forest of earth pagodas about 1 km east of Suoyang City, which is called Pagoda Temple by the locals.

According to historical records, Ta'er Temple was a place for religious activities where local officials and people in Guazhou held sacrifices in Tang, Five Dynasties, Song and Yuan Dynasties.

The whole tower is majestic and majestic, very spectacular.During the Sui and Tang dynasties, wars arose frequently, and the Western Regions were in great chaos, with countless large and small battles.

Not far from the temple, there is a pit with a size of more than 10 mu. There are many graves in the pit, which is the burial place of ancient dead soldiers.

Those heroic souls from more than 1000 years ago, together with the glory of that era, were buried under the loess...

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